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Medical Xpress / Public Health Department confirms first 2026 measles case in Los Angeles County
The Department of Public Health has confirmed the first measles case this year in Los Angeles County. Officials say the person who tested positive for measles had recently traveled outside the country. The department is now ...
Tech Xplore / Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia
Snapchat has blocked 415,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the company said Monday, but warned some youngsters may be bypassing age verification technology.
Phys.org / Milky Way is embedded in a 'large-scale sheet' of dark matter, which explains motions of nearby galaxies
Computer simulations carried out by astronomers from the University of Groningen in collaboration with researchers from Germany, France and Sweden show that most of the (dark) matter beyond the Local Group of galaxies (which ...
Phys.org / The magnetic 'birdsong' of the smallest planet
BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the more interesting things found so far is a magnetic "chorus" that appears similar to a phenomenon found ...
Phys.org / Tropical peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, research reveals
Using a new method to track groundwater levels and greenhouse gas emissions, researchers uncover the climate impact of Southeast Asia's peatlands. In Indonesia, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia, vast areas spanning ...
Phys.org / To reduce CO₂ emissions, policy on carbon pricing, taxation and investment in renewable energy is key
A new study evaluating climate policies in 40 countries over a 32-year period finds that carbon pricing and taxation—combined with investments in renewable energy and research—are among the most effective tools governments ...
Phys.org / Gravitational wave signal tests Einstein's theory of general relativity
For those who watch gravitational waves roll in from the universe, GW250114 is a big one. It's the clearest gravitational wave signal from a binary black hole merger to date, and it gives researchers an opportunity to test ...
Phys.org / Farm waste could lock away carbon for decades
Agricultural waste that is usually burned or left to rot could play a far bigger role in tackling climate change if it were instead used in long-lasting building materials, according to new research from the University of ...
Phys.org / Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been hidden in his books
Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been present in his writing a decade before his official diagnosis, new research has found. Researchers have examined the lexical diversity—a measure of how varied an author's ...
Phys.org / Strategic tree planting could help Canada become carbon neutral by mid-century
A new study finds that Canada could remove at least five times its annual carbon emissions with strategic planting of more than six million trees along the northern edge of the boreal forest. The paper, "Substantial carbon ...
Phys.org / A new method to search for ultralight dark matter with advanced optical cavities
Dark matter is a mysterious type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, yet is predicted to account for most of the universe's mass. While physicists have gathered extensive indirect evidence of its existence, ...
Phys.org / Land-intensive carbon removal requires better siting to protect biodiversity, study warns
New research looks at carbon dioxide removal—where carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere and stored—and finds that large-scale reliance on land-based methods, such as planting forests or bioenergy with carbon capture ...
